Spinnaker Snuffers - Better Than Furling? A snuffer is a simple, reliable method of dousing an asymmetric spinnaker. Despite advances in furling technology, spinnaker snuffers remain the first choice for many offshore race yachts such as Clas... -French posts furling -German posts snuffers spinnaker gear
Torsion Rope or Furling Rope – What’s an S-Splice!? When it comes to furling cables, custom top-down cables (for loose luff, asymmetrical gennakers) and bottom-up cables (for code zeros and staysails) can sometimes be expensive. For small to medium siz... -French posts furling -German posts Kohlhoff Rigging torsional cable torsion rope
Alphalock Halyard Locks – Simply the Best? The Alphalock brand is a relative newcomer on the sailing hardware scene but its CEO, Eric Hall – founder of Hall Spars and inventor of their renowned Hall Autolocks - is anything but “the new kid on ... Alphalock -French posts -German posts halyard locks
smartlink Wireless Load Sensor – Live Rig Load Data at your Fingertips In a previous article we looked at the benefits of having live forestay load data using the Cyclops Marine smarttune load sensor. In this blog we take a closer look at the sister product, often used i... boat electronics Cyclops Marine digital load cell -French posts -German posts
Get Ready to Kedge - Anchoring For Race Yachts The practice of kedging has been used for hundreds of years as a method of manoeuvring or orienting a sailing vessel against tide and wind. A kedge anchor is typically smaller and lighter than the pri... boat anchor -French posts -German posts
New Ewincher SE: affordable and powerful electric winch handle Ewincher has recently introduced their new electric winch handle – Ewincher SE, which stands for Special Edition. At a first glance it’s difficult to find the difference from Ewincher 2, but somehow t... electric winches Ewincher -French posts -German posts winches winch handle
PROtect Tapes - Introduction A quick introduction to PROtect Tapes, why every boat owner should consider their onboard "protection" andtwo common applications..... This brand offers an extensive range of protective solutions for ... -French posts PROtect tapes
Guest Blog - The Ups and Downs of Top Down Furling BY ANDY RICE, INTERVIEWING BJARNE LORENZEN.In part three of this blog series,Bjarne Lorenzen of sailmaker Doyle O’leuexplains the benefits of top down furling, one of the big developments of the past ... -French posts furling gennaker furler -German posts top down furlers
New 3:1 Friction Sheave from Karver Introduction to Karvers upgraded 3:1 Friction sheave for use with their KF / KSF furling drums. It's not often that developments in fitting design deliver a significant increase in quality and a reduc... -French posts furling furling accessories Karver
Best Practice for Eco Boating - Sustainable Waste Disposal Most sailors are environmentally conscious and want to do their part in preserving our planet. But when it comes time to dispose of yacht waste, it can be hard to know the best way to do this. Here ar... -French posts
Guest Post - Nick Black takes stock of Halyard Locks In all of these worlds, reliability is paramount. Here, Nick explains why halyard locks have started to take hold at the top of the sport, and why the rest of the sailing world should sit up and take ... Facnor -French posts -German posts halyard locks Karver
Up Your Game with the Velocitek ProStart Sailing Instrument “The best distance-to-line tool ever”, the Velocitek ProStart sailing instrument boasts; compact, distraction-free and easy-to-use. Velocitek – a leading performance sailing company – has created a sa... boat electronics -French posts sailing instruments Velocitek